Appeal to Canadians to recognize duty of the hour
A wartime appeal urges all Canadians to boost food production amid global shortages. The message cites European and Allied efforts, urges farmers to continue labor, notes women and older citizens can help, and emphasizes national service to support troops abroad.
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Canada
Woumaris
Voland
Belgium
T Meady Premare
Switzerland
Holland
Imartus
England
France
Europe
Thas
Willin
National Service Board
Martin Surtl
Agricultur
Potato Shortage Strains Germany Amid Bread Cuts
Germany faces a potato shortage despite assurances of sufficient supply as bread rations shrink. Reports from Berlin and Bavarian districts indicate weekly potato allowances fall short, while grain stock remains barely adequate. Officials warn further reductions loom as cold delays harvest and military requisitions limit grain. Agricultural and rural communities fear tighter food access and rising prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Wehaha
Bavaria
Reichstag
Altona
Michaelis
States Not Out for Profit in Public War Address
President Gilson told a Washington crowd that the struggle against Germany is not for profit and will advance democracy. Negotiations were opened, urging a modern Trans-Siberian railway and national service, while social unrest in Hasgow saw women protests over potato and sugar shortages amid wartime strain.
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Gilson
Washington
Germany
Kstm
Ould
Sespend
Wteadany
Prieech
Murnang
Russia
Sss
Language of the airmen and coined terms in wartime
The article surveys uusual air force slang used by Flying Men and air crew, citing Harold Roster's In the Royal Naval Air Service. It notes terms like spikebozzle, szikeloe, Hickboo, hotstuff, chappies and sky pilots. It highlights how jargon reflects identity and bravado among airmen during war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Roster
Royal Naval Air Service
Nance
Szikeloe
Ceig
Ceig School For Training Naval Air Pots
Hickboo
Naval Air Service
Joe Hertie
Schrain
Gallant Canadians Storm Vimy Ridge in Major Victory
The British press lauds Canadian forces for their decisive attack on Vimy Ridge. They describe the bombardment as brutal and effective, the ascent over entrenched German positions as difficult, and the capture of strategic heights as a turning point with implications for the war effort. The King's overseas soldiers are praised for endurance and precision.
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Siowa
Belhad
Hos
Pres Dominion
Gompower
Rupprechts
Maple Leaf
Farland
Socthern
Tsa
Hindenburg
Atlantic
London Observer
Canada the World’s Granary in 1915 Grain Output
Canada’s 1915 grain crop totalled 10.19 billion bushels worth about 80 million dollars, with wheat yielding 376.3 million bushels valued at 312.6 million. Oats led in bushels while overall grain output suggests Canada could multiply production tenfold, nearing or surpassing global totals except the United States.
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Canada
United States
Dominion
British India
Service Card Totals Show 1.545 Million National Service Cards
In reply to a Fred Pardee question, the minister of militia disclosed national service card responses totaling 1,545,360. Military prospects are categorized by age, marital status, dependents, and industry with agriculture and shipbuilding leading. The government asserts the entire male population could be agricultural prospects and discusses directorial authority under an order in council to judge civil versus military needs.
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House of Cons
Fred Pardee
West Lambton
Order-In-Council
Cacn
Yukon Men Win Distinction in World War I
More than six hundred Yukon men have enlisted since the war began. Since 1914 the first Yukon volunteers trained and went to France, earning high honors. Seven men in the Yukon Motor Gun Detachment won the Military Medal, the captain received the Military Cross, with several promotions. A new Yukon Infantry company, EEF, is in England under Captain Geo Diack, with corporal Lyman Mu nager Black among the ranks.
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Yukon
Dawson
France
Yurkon Motor Gun
England
Trai
Yukon Infantry Company
EEF
Geo Diack
Yukon Territory
Lyman Munager Black
Wool profits surge as Weston firm hits record prices
A Weston based wool firm and Samuel Drum of Drom Alberta reap large gains from sheep raising begun years ago. Wool prices peak with a Boston buyer paying 45 cents a pound after dockage. Drum’s clip totals about 25 000 pounds.
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Weston
Canada
Samuel Drumbaler
Drom
Alberta
Boston
Dramhellers
Germans Extort Last Cent From Occupied Territory
A Belgian document details German abuses in occupied Europe, describing brutal extortion by fines and forced labor. It recounts labor in Mannesmann at Gelsenkirchen, illegal salary deductions, and broken promises of correspondence and return. The text covers widespread fines imposed to coerce obedience, including clock inspections, property seizure, deportations, and grave desecrations in towns retaken by French forces.
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Belg
Mans
Germany
Eudl
Belgium
Mannesmann
Gelsenkirchen
Sat “Aelserkirchen
Holland
France
Ice
Brussels
Manier
Ugny TeGay
Ans
Long
Channy
Bray Saint Chriphe
Champion
Any
Bouraignes
Crapentiniesnil
Turco Armenian Massacre and Peace Terms Debate
A Turkish ministry led by two strong men faces Allied pressure as World War I continues. The mass slaughter of Armenians is cited as a key atrocity, with critics calling any Turkish peace terms a sinking ship. The piece argues for continuation of Allied resistance and anti Turkish concessions, referencing Enver Pasha and the Young Turk movement.
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Tamasney
Enver Pasha
Young Turk
Abdul Haid W
Mohammed V
Turkey
Germany
MMI
Palestine
Rey
Protection for Farm Property and Livestock
A deputation from the Can Jian Council of Agriculture urged Ottawa's special committee revising the Railway Act to adopt amendments to aid farmers. Two amendments were accepted, requiring railways to protect crops and prevent animals entering enclosed land, with a provision to relieve railways temporarily where precautions are unnecessary. Delegation members included H W Wood, J B Musselman, Ro Mackenzie, H B Cowan and C E Fraser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Can Jian Council of Agriculture
Ottawa
Theun Thorugh
Railway Board
H W. Wood
Carstairs
Alta
Canadian Council of Agriculture
J.B. Musselman
Secreary
Saskatchewan Grain Growe
Ro Mackenzie
Council of ‘Agriculture
H.B. Cowan
Cee Fraser
United Farmers’ Association of
Massacre talk shocks readers in Palestine article
A distressed report claims thousands of Jews in Palestine face starvation and that Turkish authorities pursue brutal policies. The piece cites a Turkish governor vowing to wipe out the Jewish population as part of a ruthless political agenda.
Americans Invest Big in Western Canada Farmland
Americans and Canadian buyers invest heavily in Western Canada with plans for grain growing cattle ranching and mixed farming. A recent sale reports Marshalltown Iowa buyers purchasing 13 000 acres near Champion Alberta for grazing purposes.
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Canada
Tom Champion
Alberta
Marshalltown
Iowa
Champion
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Wilson
New York
Hasgow
Neether
Maple Leafs
Vimy
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